London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
City of Westminster 1959
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, City of]
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Sanitary Circumstances
Duties performed by the Public Health Inspectors
The following statistics show the work of the Public Health Inspectors
during the year:—
Dwelling Houses
Analysis of Inspections:—
Complaints 834
House to House (by Housing Inspectors) 100
Routine 886
Infectious Disease 141
Underground Rooms 231
Other parts unfit for habitation 25
Housing circumstances 81
Applications for Loans and Grants 25
Drainage 889
Rodent Control 692
Miscellaneous 235
4,139
Included in the above totals are:—
Requisitioned properties 11
Houses let in lodgings 174
Council properties 204
Aged and Infirm Persons 13
Common Lodging Houses 12
6,443 re-inspections were made following the above inspections.
Notices Served
Public Health (London) Act, 1936 230
London County Council (Drainage) Bye-laws, 1934 5
235
Statutory Notices 8